Color, Line, and Space: The Neuroscience of Spatio-Chromatic Vision (Spatial Vision Perspectives) [Paperback]

Baingio Pinna (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2006

This collection of papers by leading researchers in vision science deals with the role of color in spatial vision and the emergent spatio-chromatic properties within visual scenes. Several fascinating phenomena are studied through psychophysical experiments and explained in terms of neural and computational models. The topics include: prior adaptation to blurry images, chromatic induction, the influence of color contrast on shape perception, Fechner-Benham subjective color, a novel filling-in effect - dynamic texture spreading, the watercolor illusion, and new illusions based on chromatic variations of the luminance profile across the boundaries.

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About the Author

Baingio Pinna, Ph.D. (1993) in Experimental Psychology, University of Padua, Italy, is Professor of Psychology and Perceptual Psychology at University of Sassari, Italy. He has published extensively on visual psychophysics and discovered several new visual illusions (Revolving Wheels, Watercolor, Discoloration, Flashing Color Contrast, etc.).

Product Details

• Paperback: 271 pages
• Publisher: V.S.P. Intl Science; 1 edition (August 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004153063
• ISBN-13: 978-9004153066
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,886,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)